SBIRS GEO-5 Mission

Mission patch ULA SBIRS GEO-5 Mission Patch

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

18 May 2021, 5:37pm

Location

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Launch Site

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Pad

Space Launch Complex 41

Launch Service Provider

ULA logo

ULA

Vehicle

Atlas V 421 image

Atlas V 421

Mission

SBIRS GEO-5

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Destination

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Fifth geosynchronous satellite of the Space Based Infrared System program (SBIRS), providing capabilities for early missile warning and missile defense. SBIRS GEO-5 is the first satellite using Lockheed Martin's LM2100 combat bus.

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Atlas V SBIRS GEO-5

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